The Hawaiian gazette., 1887-12-13
II. A. WIDEMANN,
J. NAHALEKA,
q. n. WILCOX,
w. o. SMITH.
Signed
ORDER or THE DAY.

OhQEh UT h&AA.
Second reading of the Governor
DominiS Pension bill Read by title.
Noble Waterhouse said he wished
to be consistent. And this bill is not
consistent with the action of the House
during the present session ON measures
of similar character. He would be
one of twenty-four Mobiles to put their
hands in their own pockets to raise
this 81, 500 for Governor Dominis. He
could not cOnscientiously vote for the
bill. He moved it be indefinitely post
poned.
Noble Young said that while the bill
doing away with the office of Cover
nor was before the House it was, he
knew, in the minds of some of the
members to introduce and support this
pension. The Hon. Noble referred to
the long period of the Governors
services as an officer of Government.
He was strongly in favor of economy,
but Mt the same time he wanted to be
just.
Noble Townsend said the last speaker
had told the House how the Governor
had served the country for many years
i'll the office of Governor. The House
/ had already accepted and acted upon
the fact that the chief duty of the Gov
ernor'S office was that of drawing his
salary, and as the House had passed
an Act relieving him of all other
duties, it may rs well relieve him of
this one too The Governors PERFORM
ance of duty had been referred to, but
he thought the Governor had been
anything but credit TO the country.
He did not believe in being too gener-
Gus with other peoples money.
Rep. Kinney was of the opinion that
the House had put itself ut sea on this
question of pensions. What he con-
ceived TO be valid reasons for n pension
would be (1) service, and (2) the neces-
Sity of the person proposed to be pen
stoned. If service is to be taken into
account in this case, there is none; if
the demand is based on necessity, he
would move that the matter be re-
ferred to committee TO enquire into it.
Noble Smith said he should vote for
this bill, because he thought it was
appropriate. He had objected to hasty
action on the permanent settlement
bills. Governor Dominis was the hus-
band of the Heir Apparent. Whether
he had done little service or how far
his influence had been for good in the
council of the nation, he was not pre-
pared to say.
Noble Castle moved to refer the
whole matter to a committee TO ell
quire into and report at the May ses-
sion.
Rep. Kalaukoa opposed the bill.
Noble Wight approved of Noble
Smiths views and referred to the abil-
I L,
ernor of Oahu had discharged his duty
and to the superior class of appoint
ments he bad made to office, which
We're in the gift of the Governor. He
had endeavored TO fulfil his duties
without partiality, and with due regard
to the interests of the public.
Rep. Nakaleka was in favor of Noble
Castles motion. The House had
tabled a petition from Napela, an aged
school teacher on MolOkai, who had
served the public longer than Governor
DOminis. If Napela's petition should
wait till May, he could see no reason
why the Governors pension could not
do the same. The whole business
looked like discrimination on behalf of
a personal favorite.
Noble Wall moved the previous
question. Carried.
The ayes and noes were taken on the
motion to refer TO a committee to re-
port in May:
Ayes-ThurstOn Robinson, Water
house, Townsend, Baldwin, Bailey,
Hustace, Dowsett, jr., Kalaukoa, Kau-
hi, Deacon, Kamai, Kinney. Mcguire,
Kauhane, Paris, Nawahine, Daniels,
Rice, Nakaleka-20.
Noes-Green, G. Brown, Ashford,
Young, Jaeger, Smith, Foster, Wight,
Wall, Widemann, AIakee, Wilcox,
Bertelmann, Dole, Naone, F. Brown,
Helekunihi, Kawainui, A. 5. Wilcox,
Gay, PaehaOle-21.
The bill passed to engrOssment to be
read third time on Wednesday.
QUESTIONS ASKED MINISTER.
Noble Townsend put the following
enquiries before the Minister Of In
terror:
l. Were the lowest bids for printing
the laws of this session in book form
and otherwise accepted in all cases?
If not, why not?
1. How are supplies furnished for
Oahu PrisOn-by contract or other
wise? If by contract, how is the con-
tract awarded? If not, how is patron
age awarded?
3. What system Of checks is adopted
to prevent the recurrence Of q shortage
in the accounts Of the Honolulu Water
Works, such az appeared in the last
session Of the Legislature?
MINISTER ANSWERS QUESTIONS.
Minister Thurston answered the
questions Of the Hon. member for Koo-
laupOkO, asking for the names Of Chi
nese firms or Chinese persons who
have received licenses for the sale of
spirituous liquors in the city Of Homo
lulu. The Minister reports the follow
ing:
WHOLESALE SPIRIT.
December z, 1856, Harm Lung Kce
& Co.
December %, 1856, Quong sam Kee
& Go.
December %, 1856. Kwong Lee Yuen